September 8, 2026Asheville City Council
What it does
Hires a master planner for Deaverview.
- Passed. Everyone present voted yes.
- Why it matters: Deaverview is the site of 160 units of public housing from 1971 that the housing authority wants to replace without moving residents twice. The city was awarded $225M in federal CDBG-DR disaster funds after Helene; this planning contract is paid from that grant.
Official title: Hire a master planner for Deaverview
Carried unanimously
From the minutes: This motion was seconded by Councilwoman Roney and carried unanimously (Vice-Mayor Mosley did not vote).
What was voted on
contract with City Collective, LLC for up to $399,800 to develop a master plan for city- and housing-authority-owned land in the Deaverview neighborhood, paid from federal CDBG-DR planning funds. Removed from the consent agenda for an individual vote; Councilwoman Turner moved to recuse Vice-Mayor Mosley due to a conflict of interest, which carried. Motion by Councilman Hess, seconded by Councilwoman Roney; Vice-Mayor Mosley did not vote.
Open the minutesResolution No. 26-183